Resolving a Pathologist Shortage in Your Practice

Description

Many solutions to the perceived shortage of anatomic pathologists in America involve adding more pathologists to the labor pool, an approach that lowers efficiency, raises the cost of providing services, and erodes profits. Many industries have at one time or another faced similar labor shortages. However, to meet their production demands they have implemented innovative labor-saving techniques rather than expand their payrolls. This round table will present the experiences of pathologists who have employed two of those innovations: lean production and outsourcing.

Objectives:

1. Mapping workflows, identifying tasks that can be offloaded to physician extenders, and selecting various types of physician extenders to whom you may offload these tasks.
2. Implementing economically sound models by which to outsource time-consuming casework.

Presenters

Moderator:

David Novis, MD, FCAP

Speakers:

James E. Richard, DO, FCAP
Peter Perrotta, MD, FCAP
Peter Ercoli, BS Engineering